By TeaFlower
The Disclaimer of HOPE: I had you ALL fooled! Hahaha! Wow, I could go into the tragedy business, maybe! Ha! You know, guys, remember when I said 36 or something chapters? We're still aiming that high. We won't die in the middle! I promise! Anyway, Pokemon doesn't belong to me. Ackers, Terra, and their gang of misfit Pokemon (seriously, they ARE misfits! Fearful's afraid of heights and he's a bird!) do belong to me. The representation of the Glitch Pokemon 'M belongs to me. If you want to see the drawing I made of it, ask and gimme an e-mail. I'll send it! Oh, and You're Not Alone! belongs to Nobuo Uematsu. It's from FF9. I love that song! Oh, and to some people, OMIGOSH ISN'T A CAUGHT POKEMON. She follows Terra of her own free will.
Episode 16: A Friend in Need
After the death of Ackers, life had fallen apart for the people he touched with his presence. Gengar never talked. Rai refused to use electric-type moves. Vines and Sailor had to be forcibly kept apart or else they would burst out crying. Fearful couldn't be stopped from sobbing and refused to sleep. Omigosh sulked and didn't nag. But it wasn't the Pokemon who had it hardest.
It was Terra.
Because of their mental link thing, their minds sort of melted together. You could split them apart easily and take Ackers away from Terra, but they were both used to having this one mind. It was weird. Having that connection suddenly chopped off made Terra… not exactly right in the head. Imagine having this weird empty feeling in your head. Terra felt that constantly. It drove her insane.
Rai had had enough of this. He turned to his friends and said, "We need to help her." Gengar turned her head, but then went back to a drawing she was… well… drawing. It was the beginnings of a Mewtwo. "That's a good idea, Gengar!" Rai exclaimed. "We can go to 'Two for help!" Gengar blinked. That obviously wasn't the point of the drawing. "Sailor! We're going to New Island!" With that, Rai scampered off, looking for the Dewgong.
Arriving at the home of Mewtwo, Rai dashed into the building, looking for its owner. When he found the psychic, he felt like he was going to cry. Hearing the sobbing that was disturbing the cat from his important work (making some fog spray for a play), he turned.
"Rai, what are you doing here?" Mewtwo asked telepathically. Rai just sobbed harder. That's when it dawned on Mewtwo to read his mind. After that, he began to ponder. How am I supposed to save Terra from going insane? Better yet, how am I supposed to save Ackers' life? He thought and thought and thought until he thought of time. Time heals all… that fanfic doesn't belong to the Author… what if I change the timeline? Mewtwo grinned. "Do not worry, Rai, everything will be as it should soon." With that, Mewtwo Teleported somewhere else.
In some white room far, far away in another dimension, Mewtwo plopped down, landing on his butt. Looking around and seeing nothing but white, he floated off towards one direction. He came to a weird pool with pictures floating through it. Looking into it, the water rippled and Mewtwo's reflection shifted to show a scene unfolding. There was Rai standing in his house, crying his eyes out. Mewtwo sweat-dropped.
Moving to the right, he came to another pool. This time, there was Terra in a straight jacket in a rubber room, rocking back and forth, mouthing the word, "Cookie" over and over again. "I guess this is the future…" Mewtwo said aloud. "The future doesn't look good for Terra. Maybe if I save Ackers, I'll save Terra…"
Floating to the left again, past the center pool, he came to another pool with pictures from the past. Some of the pictures showed Terra holding her Pokemon Master badge, Mewtwo sending evil grey Pokeballs of doom after Pokemon, a Haunter evolving into a Gengar, Ackers getting hit by a rock, Terra trading a Pikachu for a Bellsprout, and other things. This is the past… Mewtwo thought. … I wonder what happens if I go into the pool… So, Mewtwo floated into the pool. The water rippled as he went in.
"Terra, I… I don't think this idea is a good one…"
"Come on, Ackers! What could POSSIBLY go wrong?"
Mewtwo appeared behind the arguing duo. They didn't pay any attention to him. He watched as Ackers listed the reasons why Terra shouldn't investigate the weird rumor. Ackers said that she could die twice… he noted. But then the old guy showed them how to catch a Weedle. They blinked, then flew away. Mewtwo Teleported after them.
On the coast line, Mewtwo was the only one who saw the backwards-L-shaped thing. Terra got on Sailor and started to surf. When the thing decided to attack them, Mewtwo decided to stop them.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" he yelled, tackling the three out of harms way. If you were paying attention, that wasn't italicized. That's because Mewtwo was actually using his vocal cords! He sounded just like Ackers.
The thing wasn't exactly all that happy to have its plans foiled. Ackers and Terra and Sailor were all dumbfounded. Just when things couldn't get any stranger, the thing went away. Mewtwo blinked, shocked that he had actually yelled. Ackers blinked, shocked that he didn't see Mewtwo. Terra blinked, surprised at the sudden disappearance of the thing. And then things got just a tad bit weirder.
Where the thing once floated was now a teenage girl. Her hair was black and went down to her shoulders and she had bright green eyes. She wore a T-shirt that said, "You Don't See Me…" and didn't look happy. What was weird was that even though she was halfway in the water, she didn't look wet or like she was going to get wet at all!
"My name is Em," she said calmly, "And I may not be supposed to exist, but I know this: Ackers was supposed to die, and I WILL make sure of that." With that, she turned to reveal the back of the shirt that said, "… I don't exist!" and swam away.
Terra turned to Ackers and said, "Ackers, I believe we just made some new enemies." Ackers blinked, watching the girl swim away.
"… I think you're right." He replied. Mewtwo disappeared in a flash.
---Nice, huh? Oh, yeah, Em is important! If you want an explanation of who or what Em is, drop a review!---
You've been such a good friend
I've known you since I don't know when
We've got a lot of friends,
But they come and go
Even though we've never said it,
There's something that the two of us both know
Together, forever no maater how long
From now, until the end of time
We'll be together and you can be sure
That forever and a day
That's how long we'll stay
Together and forever more
Always gone that extra mile
Depended on you all the while
Even in the good and bad times
You will see
From now until our journey's end
You know that you can always count on me
Together, forever no maater how long
From now, until the end of time
We'll be together and you can be sure
That forever and a day
That's how long we'll stay
Together and forever more
No matter where our destiny leads
I'll be there for you, always come through
And that you can believe.
Lyrics from Together Forever!